When I tell people that my mother tongue is Malayalam, first they look at me like I am playing a tongue-twister game and then a good % of them follow up with ” Oh, so that is an Indian dialect”. And I ever so patiently try to explain that Malayalam is not a “dialect”, it…
And they live happily ever after on Earth!
Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus.. Overheard: Wife : Do you think I am beautiful?Husband (his nose still in the newspaper): uhmm..what..yes, sure. W : Did you hear what I just said?H : ya, I did, do I want more coffee. W: No! I asked if I am beautiful!H (now in making…
The future of the future teller
Background: Rednova recently publised an article, ‘Can This Black Box See Into the Future’ about a new machine developed by the scientists at Princeton that can predict future events. It relies on two main things : random number generation and the power of the collective human conciousness to ‘influence’ that random number generation. This is…
Just how far will you go?
Is there really such a thing as a global citizen? Can you ever feel comfortable in several countries? Now, that I think is possible. The more relevant question is, as human beings, do we need to know that we belong to one country? Or can we be happily promiscuous about our nationalistic identities?
2005 is World Year of Physics
UN has declared 2005 as the World Year of Physics as “a worldwide celebration of physics and its importance in our everyday lives”. Why 2005? Because its been 100 years since Einstein published his three important papers in one single year. Whatever be the reason, I am glad. I have always loved Physics – it…
Sunday morning snow
There are few things more beautiful than snow on a Sunday morning. Here are some pictures from my window:
Sex is like eating
You need a good palette to savour the different flavours.
One small step for me, one giant leap for my blog
Today I did the unthinkable..I let two of my friends know abt my blog and sent them the link..Well, its unthinkable coz now I am nervous..this was gonna be my cosy corner where I wrote whatever i wanted, no holes barred..But I found out thats not possible..i have identified myself here anyways. And letting people…
Mark Twain, Aint u the best!
‘The Awful German Language’ by Mark Twain is a must-read for anyone who knows anything about this language! It is hilarious! And I am just at that learning-German-phase where I can absolutely empathize with whats written there. Its a bit of a long read, so for the not-so-interested, try these excerpts: 1) Every noun has…
Gong Xi Fa Cai!!
Happy Chinese New Year! This day started like every other normal day..and it was the first time in 9 years that I was not gonna celebrate CNY, or so I thought. As it turns out, a few of us from office decided to go out to a Chinese Restaurant at Oststrasse, and celebrate CNY in…